Install HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 Network Access Software on Windows Vista x64

Bought an HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 to support wireless printing and scanning. This thing was an incredible pain in the butt to get installed.    The error dialog I got is shown below.


I had to manually install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x64), install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) and disable my anti-virus software during the install so the HP installer could complete.

Another gripe…Yahoo Toolbar as a default part of the installer?  HP that really does not set the tone as this being a professional office product when you are shilling for Yahoo.

Finally, had to manually install a Critical update to fix Thai fonts.